Cream and milk cooling can



- March 22, 1938. c. H. BAGBY CREAM AND MILK COOLING CAN Filed Aug. 30,1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l Ulla] March 22, 1938 C. H. BAGBY CREAM AND MILKCOOLING CAN 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Ba gb y,

, Filed Aug. 30, 1957 Patented Mar. 22, 1938 watts CREAM AND MILKCOOLING CAN Charles Homer Bag'by, Big Springs, Nebr. Application August30', 1937, Serial No. IGL'YGG 4 Claims. (01.62%90) v This invention aimsto provide novel means for cooling a cream can or a milk can byevaporation. Another object of the invention is to improve the absorbentcover of the can and to g provide novel means for discharging the liquidwhich is to be evaporated, upon the'cover of the can.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utilityof f devices of that type to which the presentinvention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the'combination and arltrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and. claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed,

xtivithout departing from the spirit of the inven Ion.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 shows, in side elevation, a device constructed in accordance withthe invention, parts 25 being broken away; I

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section;

Fig. 3 is'a top plan;

Fig. 4 is a cross section on. the line 4--4 of Fig. 1;

30 Fig; 5 iS Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the cover;

Fig. 7 is a top plan showing the neck of the can.

35 The numeral l marks a milk or cream can, including a tubular body 2having a double walled top 3 defining a circumscribing water compartment4, the outer wall of which has perforations 5. The top 3 of the can isconnected to a re- 40 duced neck 6 provided with an outwardly flared rim1 having a raised radialrib 8 supplied with a hole 9.

I A cup-shaped lid It fits in the can neck 6 and is supplied with anoutwardly flared rim ll, con- 45 forming to the rim l of the can, therim il having a raised radial portion [2, receiving the correspondingpart 3 on the rim l of the can i. A siphon tube I4 is secured in theraised rib E2 of the lid, the inner leg of the siphon extending 50vdownwardly into the cup-shaped lid ID, the outer leg of the siphonextending down removably through the hole 9 in the rib B of the flange lof the neck 6, through the outer wall of the can op 3, into the watercompartment 4, the outer 55 leg of the siphon extending downwardlythrough a cross section on the line 5-5 of a trough-shaped'guardl5secured to the outside of the neck 6 of the and to the rim 1 thereof.The top 3 of thecan lis provided with oppositely disposed handles ll. Il

The cover or casing for the can i is marked as a whole by the numeral I8and conforms to the shape of the can,'from the lower end of the canup'to'the lower end of the neck 6 of the can, the casing including abody 23 and a top 24.

The casing l8 comprises an inner layer i9 and an 10 outer layer ;eaohmade of burlap or other absorbent material. A flexible ring 2|,preferably cf felt, secured between the layers l9 and 2e, at-the lowerend of the casing, and the casing is reenforcedat its -lower'end by aflexible exter- 1 5 nal band 22.

spirally disposed spacing strips 25, preferably made of felt, aresecured- 'between the layers I9 and 20, in the top 24 of the casing, andextend downwardly to the place where the top 24 of the casing joins'thebody 230i the casing, the spacing strips beingsepara't'ed transversely,as Fig. 1 will show; spirally disposed spacing strips 26, preferablymade of felt, are secured between the layers l9 and 20, in the body 23of the casing, and extend downwardly to the lower end of the casing,from the place where the top 24 of the casing joins the body 23 of thecasing. The strips 26 have notches 21 in their upper edges. The

strips 25 extend spirally in one direction, and

the strips 26 extend spirally in an opposite direction, as Fig. 1 willshow.

As shown in Fig. 6, the casing It has an opening extending from the topto the bottom. Wings 30 and 3| are secured to the inner layer as of thecasing. The outer layer 28 of the casing I8 is extended beyond the wings3i! and 3! to form flaps 32, adapted to overlie each other as shown at42 in Fig. 4. Where the body 23 of the casing joins the top 24 thereofare located straps 33, one of the straps being adapted to be engagedwith a buckle 34 on the other strap. Guides 35 are attached to the wing30. Guides 36 are attached to the wing 3|. A flexible element 3'! isprovided. The upper end of a flexible element 31 is made fast to theuppermost guide 35. The flexible element 3! slides in the other guides35. Connectors 38 are mounted to slide on a flexible element 31, betweenthe guides 35. The connectors 38 may be hooks, adapted to be engagedwith the guides 36 on the wing 3|. On the lower end of the flexibleelement 31 there is an anchor 39, such as a snap.

The casing i8 is placed around the can I, one of the straps 33 isengaged with the buckle 3t,

the connectors 38 are engaged with the guides 36 on the wing 3|, theflexible element is pulled upon, to tighten the casing l8 on the can I,and finally the anchor or snap 39 is engaged with the lowermost one ofthe guides 35 on the wing 30. In this way, the casing I8 is tightenedabout the can I. The flaps 32 may be folded to cover the flexibleelement 31 and associated parts.

The top 24 of the casing has openings 40, adapted to receive thehandlesI! on the can. The upper edge of the top 24 of the casing I8 has a notch4| adapted to receive the lower end of the guard l5 on the can.

Around the casing l8 extends a V-shaped trough 43, the upper portion ofthe outer wall of which is flared outwardly. The trough serves to catchwater which may find its way down along the top 24 of the casing.

In practical operation, the casing I8 is secured about the can I. Wateris placed in the cup shaped lid l until the siphon tube 14 begins tooperate. The siphon tube I 4 delivers water into the water compartment 4and the water passes out of the perforations into the casing andsaturates the casing. As the water moves downwardly in the top 24 of thecasing, the water is evenly distributed by the strips or ribs 25, and asthe water moves downwardly in the lower part of the body 23 of thecasing, the water is distributed by the spiral strips or ribs 26, thenotches 21 tending to check the downward fiow of water. The generalconstruction is such that the inner layer l9 and the outer layer 20 ofthe casing will be saturated with water, and when evaporation occurs,the can will be kept cool.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a device of the class described, a can having a water compartment,a cup-shaped lid for the can, a siphon carried by the lid, one leg ofthe siphon extending downwardly into the lid, and the other leg of thesiphon extending re movably downwardly into the water compartment, andan absorbent casing about the can, the water compartment havingperforations discharging upon the casing.

2. In a device of the class described, a can having a water compartment,a cup-shaped lid for the can, a siphon carried by the lid, one leg ofthe siphon extending downwardly into the lid, and the other leg of thesiphon extending removably down into the water compartment, and anabsorbent casing about the can, the water compartment havingperforations discharging upon the casing, the casing comprising spacedwalls, and spirally disposed deflecting ribs be tween the walls.

3. In a device of the class described, a can having a water compartment,a cup-shaped lid for the can, a siphon carried by the lid, one leg ofthe siphon extending downwardly into the lid and and the other leg ofthe siphon extending removably down into the water compartment, and anabsorbent casing about the can, the Water compartment havingperforations discharging upon the casing, the casing comprising innerand outer walls, and upper and lower ribs between the walls, the ribsextending spirally of the can, the upper ribs being inclined in onedirection, spirally of the casing, and the lower ribs being eX- tendedin an opposite direction spirally of the casing.

4. In a device of the class described, a can having a water compartment,a cup-shaped lid for the can, a siphon carried by the lid, one leg ofthe siphon extending downwardly into the lid, and the other leg of thesiphon extending removably down into the water compartment, and anabsorbent casing about the can, the water compartment havingperforations discharging upon the casing, the casing beinglongitudinally divided from top to bottom to form an opening, and meansassociated with the casing for drawing the casing together to close theopening.

CHARLES HOMER BAGBY.

